Indonesian Politician Questions President's Protocol in Sending MPR Speaker to Iran

Bambang Wuryanto, also known as Bambang Pacul, a deputy speaker of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and a politician from the PDI Perjuangan party, has voiced criticism regarding the reported dispatch of MPR Speaker Ahmad Muzani to Iran by President Prabowo Subianto.

Wuryanto questioned the terminology used, stating that the relationship between the President and the MPR leadership is consultative, not one of assignment, given that both are high state institutions. "I haven't been informed yet. But, if Mr. President assigns the Speaker of the MPR, I think the mechanism is not like that," Wuryanto told reporters in Jakarta.

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I haven't been informed yet. But, if Mr. President assigns the Speaker of the MPR, I think the mechanism is not like that.

He elaborated that the interactions between the MPR and the President are based on consultation because they operate at the same level as high state institutions. "Yes, because the mechanism of the relationship between the MPR and the President is that they are both high state institutions," he explained.

Wuryanto also clarified that it is important to distinguish between an individual's capacity as a party cadre and their role as a leader of a state institution. He indicated that he had not yet received official confirmation of President Subianto assigning the MPR Speaker to attend an event in Iran.

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Yes, because the mechanism of the relationship between the MPR and the President is that they are both high state institutions.